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Q1441.

Chinese President Xi Jinping on 17th September 2014 commenced his three-day state visit to India from Gujarat - the home state of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Before him, who was the last Chinese President to visit India ?

1)

Rong Yiren

2)

Hu Jintao

3)

Jiang Zemin

4)

Zeng Qinghong

5)

None of these

Answer : Hu Jintao Explanation :

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Q1442.

Despite numerous signs of recovery being seen in Indian economy, banking credit growth plunged to its lowest level in last 5 years. What was the banking credit growth rate as on 31 August 2014, which was the lowest in last 5 years ?

1)

8.75%

2)

9.5%

3)

10.9%

4)

11.2%

5)

None of these

Answer : 10.9%

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Q1443.

Which Indian Institute of Management (IIM) of the country on 17 September 2014 launched www.iboughtproperty.com, a crowdsourcing portal, with the objective of promoting transparency in the real estate sector ?

1)

IIM Bangalore

2)

IIM Ahemadabad

3)

IIM Kozhikode

4)

IIM Lucknow

5)

None of these

Answer : IIM Bangalore

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Q1444.

Shankar Barua, who allegedly committed on 17th September 2014, was the former Director General of Police (DGP) of which state ?

1)

Manipur

2)

Assam

3)

West Bengal

4)

Tripura

5)

Jarkhand

Answer : Assam

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Q1445.

What was the percentage drop in mortality rates for children under-five years worldwide as stated in the pertaining report released by the United Nations Organisation on 16 September 2014 ?

1)

24%

2)

49%

3)

51%

4)

64%

5)

None of these

Answer : 49%

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Q1446.

Which of the following country recorded the highest number of neonatal deaths in the world during 2012 as revealed in the report released by the United Nations, recently ?

1)

Nigeria

2)

Bangaladesh

3)

China

4)

India

5)

Democratic Republic of Congo

Answer : India

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Q1447.

According to the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) World University Ranking's Top 200 list that was released on 16 th September 2014 not a single Indian university found a place in the list. Which international university topped this list, which is considered as the most rigorous of its type ?

1)

Harvard University

2)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

3)

Yale University

4)

Oxford University

5)

Cambridge University

Answer : Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

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Q1448.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) suffered a major setback in the assembly by-polls held in the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat on 11 September 2014 and able to win ---- seats out of total 24 assembly seats in these three states ?

1)

10

2)

12

3)

14

4)

15

5)

None of these

Answer : 10

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Q1449.

Who became the youngest MP in the 16th Lok Sabha after the declaration of his victory in Lok Sabha by-election on 16 September 2014 ?

1)

Raj Kumar Saini

2)

Shamik Bhattacharya

3)

Tej Pratap Singh Yadav

4)

Akshay Yadav

5)

harmendra Yadav

Answer : Tej Pratap Singh Yadav

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Q1450.

Which bank claimed first spot in the mobile banking segment in the country, as reported in the latest data released by the RBI on 15 September 2014 ?